UNIMAK Diploma in Agriculture and Food Sciences Course

Preamble

Agriculture is a live science that deals with the production and management of plants and animals and their related facets in our everyday existence for the use of human beings as either food or non-food. It caters to satisfy every living person as a basic human right need on the globe.

The support and promotion of agriculture in learning institutions and the practical production activities serve as a basic essential step in achieving one of the pillars for the holistic human development index across the world.

The program is meant to develop the skills, knowledge and basic techniques of the students as a career and as an entry point to higher academic achievement in the field of study.

Aims

The study will enable the students to acquire meaningful knowledge, skills and basic techniques to carry out practical ag- ricultural production, transformation and management of resources for economic and sustainable returns that could im- prove their lives and the communities.

The program is meant to improve the academic ability of students for further pursuance in education in the field of agri- culture.

Objectives

The program caters to provide practical skills and techniques in agricultural production to achieve economically sustaina- ble outcomes by the students and the general community.

To create means of providing employment opportunities through the practical engagement of graduates at the end of the training program.

To create an opportunity to scale up the knowledge base of agricultural students to enable them to continue with their studies to higher levels after the diploma program.

To fill in the man-power gap between the practical agricultural production and the theoretical aspects.

Entry qualification

Applicants should have four WASSCE credits or GCE ‘O’ level including English Language together with any one Sci- ence subject (Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Core Science, Agriculture and Statistics) in not more than two sittings.

Program duration

Two (2) years during which all practical agricultural supervised field activities MUST be completed.

14

16

Program content

Diploma in Agriculture

First Year, First Semester

15

17

Second Year, Second Semester